Laguna Heights Marketplace

After searching South County for a suitable site, a national preschool chain has settled on the Laguna Heights Marketplace shopping center for a potential child day-care center. The idea has already run into some opposition, though, as a handful of nearby residents have complained to the city's Planning Commission about possible increases in noise and traffic. The site is a narrow lot behind the PayLess drugstore on Sweet Meadows Drive, just off Street of the Golden Lantern.

After searching South County for a suitable site, a national preschool chain has settled on the Laguna Heights Marketplace shopping center for a potential child day-care center. The idea has already run into some opposition, though, as a handful of nearby residents have complained to the city's Planning Commission about possible increases in noise and traffic. The site is a narrow lot behind the PayLess drugstore on Sweet Meadows Drive, just off Street of the Golden Lantern.

The Planning Commission narrowly approved a 150-child day-care center for the Laguna Heights Marketplace shopping center after the developer allayed several commissioners' concerns about child safety around nearby loading docks. The commission voted 3 to 2 to allow the Florida-based preschool chain Tutor Time to build a 7,881-square-foot day-care center behind the PayLess drugstore in the Marketplace's southwest corner.

Issues coming up Newport Beach City Council Meeting When: Monday, 2 and 7 p.m. Where: Council chambers, 3300 Newport Blvd. What: The council will decide whether to create a public benefits corporation. The corporation would accept donations to the city from the public. The council will also have a public hearing on a proposed noise ordinance. The council will consider imposing a 6,000-pound weight limit for trucks on Marigold Avenue in Corona del Mar.